Butter Chicken

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Butter chicken or murgh makhani is an Indian dish of chicken in a mildly spiced curry sauce.
  • PREP TIME: 20 minutes
  • COOK TIME: 40 minutes
  • SERVINGS: 4 persons
Butter Chicken

INGREDIENTS

  • 2 tablespoon Oil
  • 1 Onion (chopped)
  • 2 tablespoon Butter
  • 2 teaspoon Lemon Juice
  • 1 tablespoon Ginger-Garlic Paste
  • 2 teaspoon Garam Masala
  • 1 tablespoon red chili crushed
  • 1 teaspoon Cumin (Ground)
  • 1 Bay Leaf
  • 1 cup Tomato Puree
  • ¼ cup Yoghurt
  • ½ cup Cream
  • 450 gm Boneless Chicken
  • 1 pinch Salt
  • 1 pinch Black Pepper
  • 1 tablespoon Cornflour
  • Water as required

DIRECTIONS

  • 1. Heat 1 tablespoon oil in a large saucepan over medium heat.
  • 2. Saute white onion until it becomes soft.
  • 3. Put butter, lemon juice, ginger-garlic paste, garam masala (1 teaspoon), chili powder, cumin and bay leaf into the saucepan. Stir it for about 1 minute.
  • 4. Add tomato puree to the mixture.
  • 5. Cook it for 2 minutes while stirring frequently.
  • 6. Add cream and yoghurt into the same pan and mix them well.
  • 7. Reduce heat to low and cook sauce for 10 minutes. Now add salt, black pepper and cayenne into the mixture.
  • 8. Remove the pan from heat and set aside.
  • 9. Heat oil (1tablespoon) in a large heavy frying pan over medium heat. Add chicken pieces until it gets slightly brown (for about 10 minutes).
  • 10. Reduce the heat and season the chicken with garam masala 1 teaspoon and red chili powder.
  • 11. Put 1/3 cup of the prepared sauce into it and cook until liquid get reduced (for about 5 minutes).
  • 12. Now pour the rest of the sauce into the chicken. Mix corn flour and water well.
  • 13. Put this mixture into the chicken. Cook chicken for 5-10 minutes, or until thickened.

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